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2007: Did not see action ... Named team's defensive practice player of the week twice (vs. Nevada and Purdue) and tabbed the team's special teams practice player of the week twice (vs. Eastern Michigan and Illinois).
High School: Rivals.com All-Region, SuperPrep All-Midwest and Velocity/PrepStar All-Region cornerback ... Ranked 12th among all players in SuperPrep Illinois player ranking and 14th among all players (third among defensive backs) in Rivals.com Illinois player ranking ... Ranked 33rd-best cornerback nationally by Rivals.com and 36th-best cornerback nationally by ESPN/Scouts, Inc. ... A two-time (2005-06) All-Central Suburban South Conference, all-area and all-region honoree ... 2006 preseason Chicago Tribune all-state team ... Starred on both sides of the ball, notching 88 tackles, 11 interceptions, 2 sacks and 4 recovered fumbles as a cornerback his senior season ... On offense in 2006, rushed for 1,600-plus yards, 22 rushing TD's, 8 receiving TD's and also threw a pair of touchdown passes ... 2,000-plus all-purpose yards as a senior ... One of his top statistical games came against Niles West in 2006: 41 carries for 344 rushing yards, three rushing TD's, one receiving TD, one interception, 11 tackles, one sack and 88 passing yards ... Lettered all four years in football and track for the Wildkits ... Set ETHS school marks for career TD's scored (66), as well as most TD's by a freshman and sophomore (varsity records) ... Also set single-season all-purpose yardage mark ... One of his prep coaches was D'Wayne Bates, a former NU star and Hall-of-Famer ... Four-year Honor Roll member and freshman Honor Society ... Coached by Tony Johnson.
Personal: Born Michael Lewis Bolden on 7/15/1989 ... Son of James and Jan Bolden ... Father, James, played football at Michigan (1973-76) ... First Evanston Township H.S. football player to attend Northwestern since Leonard English was a member of the Wildcats in 1993 ... Played against current Wildcat Carl Fisher (Bolingbrook).
